Hardware

SoCMediaTek Helio G96 (MT6781)
GPUMali-G57 MC2
StorageUFS 2.1
Display1080 x 2412
Tested on4 GB model
MaintainerDrtSinX98

Works 11

Boots to the lock screen and home screenAbout a minute from power-on, a few minutes the first time.
Works
All 8 CPU coresAt the clocks the boot loader leaves; no frequency scaling yet.
Works
4 GB of RAMiOS sees about 3.5 GB; the rest is reserved by the phone's firmware.
Works
Volume and power keys
Works
Wi-FiScan and join WPA2 networks from Settings; Safari and long downloads.
Works
Vibration
Works
TorchFrom the lock screen and Control Center, at every level. Turns itself off after 10 minutes or when hot.
Works
PasscodeSet, change and turn off in Settings; asked on the lock screen, with iOS's waits after wrong codes. It locks the screen only: there is no Secure Enclave, so no Face ID, no Touch ID and no hardware-backed data protection.
Works
Safe boot (hold Volume Down)
Works
Mapple app: boot settingsChange the phone's boot settings with plain descriptions: Hide notch, Light UI, and a Developer switch for the rest. It can restart into safe mode once; the next boot is normal.
Works
Camera hole: a black strip at the topTurn on Hide notch in the Mapple app: the picture sits under a black strip that holds the camera hole.
Works

Partly 12

GPU (Metal on the Mali-G57)Metal draws the UI. A lost GPU interrupt is now handled by default, but the GPU still hung once in the latest run and froze the screen until a restart. Heavy animated wallpapers run out of memory.
Partly
TouchscreenTaps, swipes and up to three fingers. If the touch chip loses its firmware or goes quiet, the firmware is sent again by default. Held in the hand, phantom touches can break taps. Twice the touch stopped or showed phantom fingers until a restart.
Partly
BluetoothOn in Settings, finds devices, pairs; a Bluetooth keyboard types. No headphones yet.
Partly
SpeakerRingtones, alerts and keyboard clicks, with the volume keys and slider. Quieter than on Android.
Partly
MicrophoneThe main mic, while an app records. No earpiece or headset yet.
Partly
Restart and power offRestart works. Power off restarts the phone too, unless the power-off boot setting is on.
Partly
BatteryCharge and voltage are read; charging isn't managed under iOS yet.
Partly
WallpapersColour and Collections wallpapers can be set and stay after a reboot. Photo wallpapers draw black.
Partly
PhotosOpens and shows the library. Thumbnails are now made but still draw black.
Partly
Mapple app: installing your own appsInstalls an app from an IPA and removes it again; encrypted App Store apps are refused. Apps appear as system apps, because iOS refuses ad hoc-signed user apps. Only a test app has been tried, and opening an IPA from Files isn't proven: Files shows no On My iPhone.
Partly
Mapple app: tweaks (optional, off by default)One switch installs a tweak loader and Sileo. Tweaks load when it is on, and it can be removed. Installing packages from Sileo doesn't work yet. With tweaks on the phone is less protected.
Partly
RotationLandscape both ways, right way up. Turning to landscape takes about 10 seconds; turning back is fast.
Partly

Not yet 8

Brightness sliderWith the release settings, moving the slider restarts the screen. Being fixed. Automatic brightness isn't there yet either.
Automatic brightnessPlanned for release 2.
Light, proximity, compass and step sensorsPlanned for release 2.
CameraIn progress. The sensor now starts up and streams; the Camera app doesn't show its picture yet.
SleepThe screen goes dark on lock; the phone doesn't sleep deeper yet.
Bluetooth headphones, earpiece, headset
CPU frequency scaling
Cellular (SIM, calls, SMS, data)Planned for release 2.

Notes

  • Tested on the 4 GB model only.
  • By default iOS replaces Android on the phone. Dual boot comes after release 1.
  • Read the install and unbricking guide before you flash anything.